One of these is not like the other: From a distance, they look the same… (Craptastic camphone photos by C-M.)
The other night, waiting (an eternity) for the train at the Morgan Avenue stop in Brooklyn, we noticed what must be the MTA’s latest money-saving ruse: Those old subway mosaic signs aren’t always mosaics. They’re photographs.
See below:
The real deal: a vintage tile mosaic with the station’s name.
Not-a-mosaic: A high-res shot of a mosaic, pasted into the subway column wall.
Po-Mo simmulacras and shit
big dealski
Lame. Lame. Lame.
Yikes! Fake, I want an admission refund.
bizarre discovery!